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MIA90LA051

1990-01-09 · JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRG

N666HB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR TO OBTAIN PROPER MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WITHOUT A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION (KNOWN DEFICIENCY), AN OIL LEAK IN THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN OIL EXHAUSTION, AND AN UNDETERMINED PROPELLER CONTROL LINKAGE PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE.

Factual narrative

THE LT PROP & ENG WERE FEATHERED & SECURED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE PLT DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT. DURING FINAL APCH WITH A LANDING CONFIGURATION, HE APPLIED POWER, BUT THE RT ENG PROVIDED ONLY ABOUT 40% TORQUE. ATMTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PLT RETRACTED THE GEAR & DITCHED THE ACFT. EXAM OF LT ENG NACELLE REVEALED OIL LEAKAGE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE, WHICH DEPLETED THE OIL SUPPLY. THE RT ENG CONDITION & POWER LEVERS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. WHEN MOVED, THE LINKAGE AT THE PROP GOVERNOR DID NOT MOVE; THE FUEL CONTROL CONCENTRIC SHAFT CONTROL LINKAGE ASSY WAS 'STIFF.' NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO WHY THE PROP GOVERNOR DID NOT MOVE WHEN THE CONDITION LEVER WAS MOVED. THE RT ENG WAS REMOVED FOR AN ENG RUN. IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE PROP GOVERNOR & PROP PITCH CONTROL WERE TESTED; THEY OPERATED NORMALLY. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPN WAS DATED 3/5/84. A 100 HR INSPN OF THE AIRFRAME (ONLY) WAS PERFORMED 2.3 FLT HRS BEFORE THE ACDNT. THE ENG LOGBOOKS WERE NOT LOCATED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA90LA051.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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